Nic Novicki Issue

On a beautiful Los Angeles afternoon in a high-rise overlooking the city, contributing writers Geri Jewell and David Zimmerman had a wonderful visit with the legendary actress Charlotte Rae. Both Jewell and Rae starred in the 80s sitcom The Facts of Life. They were joined by publicist and friend, B. Harlan Boll, for a loving get-together of memories with ...

Since I am the ambassador for Husqvarna I am always involved when they do special events for women, and as I have mentioned in the past they put on quite a few of these which are always amazing! Recently we did a Babes Ride Out Day, it was April 27-29th in Gorman California, it is for girls who really ...

The passenger ship pulled into Ellis Island on a hot summer day. The newly arrived Italian immigrants poured off the ship with hopes of finding a better life. Among them was Ugolini, an older man in his sixties, who was short with well-toned, aged muscles that were covered by bushels of curly hair. He walked with a slight limp ...

As I stood watching the celebrities parade down the carpet, I thought it might be fun to pretend I was one of them, and after repeated rejections, I finally found a willing accomplice to escort through all the flashing bulbs and microphone pokes of the paparazzi. “Do you want to walk the carpet?” I asked. “Oh, I’m not a ...

Darrell Gulin has a profession most of us can only dream about. He travels the globe, from Antarctica and Africa to Asia and Europe, capturing rare and exquisite moments in nature, whether its baby leopards gamboling in Kenya, polar bears leaping off ice floes or acres of blooming bluebonnets in Texas. A full-time nature/travel photographer, he’s also one of ...

For Nic Novicki, there’s no task too great. Whether in front of the camera, where he’s acted on The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and Private Practice or behind the scenes writing, directing and producing short films, web series, or independent feature films, the guy is adept at just about any role he finds himself in. But the actor, comedian and ...

One hundred fifty-three years ago, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman issued his definitive statement on war: “War is Hell.” In 2013, Syrian Christians and Damascus residents 14-year-old Mariamma (Mary) and her 16-old brother Outha (Joseph) were caught in the middle of a battle between rebels and government forces. They decided to split up. While running to a building, Outha ...

Since the beginning of the war in Syria, thousands of refugees with disabilities have tried to escape to Europe, facing scarcity, death, and war, without the proper assistance and protection to meet their basic needs. Reports show that approximately 30% of crisis migrants from Syria have special needs due to physical, sensory, or intellectual impairment, chronic disease, or injury. ...

By nature, Leigh Koechner is openly raw and honest but also blessed with a lightness of being. She’s funny and quirky, too. A mother of five—with husband actor David Koechner—she does stand up, creates a variety of videos, and is the parenting expert for Jiyo, a personal well-being app. ABILITY’s Chet Cooper and Lia Martirosyan joined the Kansas-native at ...

In looking at the world today, I recognize that it’s not the same world that my parents experienced, or even the one I remember growing up. Too many people lack compassion for those who are different—be it another ethnicity, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or class. In some ways these prejudices have always existed, but in the last three ...